PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between leo van kik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Antonsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). leo van kik is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

van kik
vs
Antonsen

180 cm
23
191 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

188 cm
19
190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Pure Strength, 142+ for 40$

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, leo van kik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alex Antonsen!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antonsen throws a lazy right hand but van kik sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
van kik bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
van kik wants to clinch up but Antonsen keeps it at a distance.
A combination from Antonsen does no damage.
van kik shoots in but no luck this time.
van kik tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Antonsen misses with a few strikes there.
A swing and a miss from Antonsen.
van kik doesn't manage to clinch there - Antonsen circles away.
van kik tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
van kik uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Antonsen.
Antonsen misses with a hook. van kik ducked under it nicely.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Stalling in the clinch from van kik.
van kik is trying to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Antonsen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Antonsen misses with a head kick.

van kik fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Antonsen, pushing him back against the cage.
van kik connects with a nasty looking knee right to Antonsen's face.
van kik using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Antonsen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
van kik gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
van kik is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Antonsen tries to circle away but van kik has him pinned against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Antonsen.
van kik using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Antonsen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
van kik using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Antonsen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
van kik leaning his opponent against the cage.
Antonsen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Antonsen avoids a wild elbow strike from van kik.
van kik tries to land a knee to the head but Antonsen blocks with his arms.
Antonsen is trying to break free.
Antonsen avoids a wild elbow strike from van kik.
Antonsen working hard to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
van kik trying to land knees to the body.
van kik lands a knee to the body.
van kik is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Antonsen is defending well for now.
van kik lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Antonsen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Antonsen keeps the fight on the outside.
Antonsen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract van kik.
A decent looking cross lands there for Antonsen.

It looks like leo van kik has been cut.
Alex Antonsen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
van kik tries to close the distance and clinch but Antonsen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
leo van kik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Antonsen misses with a few strikes there.
van kik uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Antonsen.
Antonsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from van kik.
van kik tries to clinch but Antonsen is having none of it.
van kik tries for a takedown but Antonsen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antonsen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Antonsen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Antonsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Antonsen tests van kik's chin there with a solid looking shot.
van kik moves out of range of the body kick from Antonsen.
Antonsen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by van kik.
A telegraphed right hand from Antonsen misses the target.
Antonsen misses with a body kick.
van kik moves in looking to clinch but Antonsen pushes him off.
van kik doesn't manage to clinch there - Antonsen circles away.
van kik fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antonsen misses with a hook.
van kik tries to clinch but Antonsen is having none of it.
van kik checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A punch lands to the side of van kik 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Antonsen loads up on a big right hand but van kik slips the punch.
van kik tries to close the distance and clinch but Antonsen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
van kik is looking to clinch but Antonsen is avoiding it.
An inside leg kick from Antonsen misses.
van kik tries to clinch but Antonsen is having none of it.
Antonsen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but van kik checks it well.
Antonsen throws a leg kick but van kik moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Antonsen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on leo van kik's cut.
That's time! van kik's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

van kik is looking to clinch but Antonsen is avoiding it.
Antonsen throws an overhand right that lands on van kik's shoulder, as van kik tries to avoid the shot.
van kik is looking to clinch.
van kik moves out of range of the strikes.
leo van kik is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Antonsen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
van kik keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Antonsen throws a series of punches but van kik moves out of range.
Antonsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Antonsen throws a lazy right hand but van kik sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
van kik wants to clinch up but Antonsen keeps it at a distance.
van kik moves away from the strike by Antonsen.
Antonsen keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
van kik needs to keep his hands up - Antonsen had a free shot at his head there.
Some wild striking there from Antonsen.
Antonsen throws and low kick but van kik moves out of range easily.
Antonsen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. van kik sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Antonsen misses with a body kick.
van kik tries to close the distance and clinch but Antonsen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
van kik showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Antonsen.
van kik doesn't manage to clinch there - Antonsen circles away.
van kik walks into a left hand.
Antonsen misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antonsen misses with a looping left.
van kik tries to clinch but Antonsen moves out of range.
Antonsen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

leo van kik's cut is getting worse.
van kik is looking to clinch but Antonsen is avoiding it.
van kik tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Antonsen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
van kik uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Antonsen.
van kik gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Antonsen.
van kik fails in his attempt to clinch.
van kik is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - van kik looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
van kik tries to clinch there but Antonsen circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antonsen cracks a nice hook into van kik's ribs.
Antonsen throws a combination. van kik tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
van kik is looking to clinch.
van kik tries to clinch but Antonsen is having none of it.
Antonsen looks to land a combination but van kik avoids it well.
Antonsen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but van kik circles away quickly and effectively.
van kik tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - van kik looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Antonsen scores with a hook.

leo van kik's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Antonsen fails to land with a series of punches.
van kik keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
van kik tries to clinch up but Antonsen circles away and keeps his distance.
Antonsen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Antonsen circles away from the clinch attempt.
van kik tries to clinch but Antonsen moves out of range.
Antonsen takes a swing at van kik's ribcage but misses.
van kik tries to clinch but Antonsen is having none of it.
van kik tries to clinch up but Antonsen circles away and keeps his distance.
van kik is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Antonsen tries to bum rush van kik with a series of wild strikes but van kik uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Antonsen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on leo van kik's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

van kik tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Antonsen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Antonsen swats away the attempt to clinch by van kik.
van kik avoids a punch combination nicely.
Antonsen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The fight stays on the outside here - van kik looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Antonsen throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
van kik is looking to clinch.
van kik fails in his attempt to clinch.
Antonsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from van kik.

That's one minute gone in the round.
van kik is looking to clinch but Antonsen is avoiding it.
Antonsen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
van kik tries to clinch there but Antonsen circles away.
van kik slips a straight right by Antonsen.
van kik wants to clinch up but Antonsen keeps it at a distance.
van kik tries to clinch there but Antonsen circles away.
van kik uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Antonsen.
Antonsen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
van kik avoids the head kick by Antonsen.
van kik wants to clinch up but Antonsen keeps it at a distance.
van kik fails with an attempt to clinch.
van kik tries to clinch but Antonsen is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
van kik tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
van kik wants to clinch.
van kik wants to clinch up but Antonsen keeps it at a distance.
van kik fails in his attempt to clinch.
Antonsen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Antonsen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Antonsen misses the jab.
Antonsen throws a series of punches but van kik moves out of range.
van kik wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
van kik fails with an attempt to clinch.
van kik tries to clinch up.
van kik shoots for a double leg takedown but Antonsen sprawls well. He's pushed van kik's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Antonsen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
leo van kik has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
van kik tries to clinch up.
Antonsen throws a right and a left that both miss.
van kik tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Antonsen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
van kik wants to clinch up but Antonsen keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
van kik tries to clinch up but Antonsen circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - van kik looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Antonsen throws a hook to the side of van kik's head but van kik sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alex Antonsen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from van kik.
Antonsen throws a series of punches but van kik avoids them all with ease.
A telegraphed right hand from Antonsen misses the target.
van kik tries to close the distance and clinch up but Antonsen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
van kik tries to close the distance and clinch up but Antonsen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Antonsen with a hook.
Antonsen throws a right and a left that van kik avoids nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Antonsen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Antonsen winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 26:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 26:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Antonsen!